hey mid-atlantic folk,
the job's sending me down to DC for a conference in mid-March, so being the hard-working nut that I am- I'm thinking "tennis first, work later".
Assuming weather's still cold, I'm leaning towards playing at the east potomac tennis center w/ball machine.
Any suggestions/advice? Anyone know what the rates are for a Thurs-Fr-Sat-Sun?

hey mid-atlantic folk,
the job's sending me down to DC for a conference in mid-March, so being the hard-working nut that I am- I'm thinking "tennis first, work later".
Assuming weather's still cold, I'm leaning towards playing at the east potomac tennis center w/ball machine.
Any suggestions/advice? Anyone know what the rates are for a Thurs-Fr-Sat-Sun?

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IIRC - rates are about $35-$38 an hour for the court - maybe be more or less depending on the time (peak/off-peak hours). Don't know what ball machine rates are.

hey mid-atlantic folk,
the job's sending me down to DC for a conference in mid-March, so being the hard-working nut that I am- I'm thinking "tennis first, work later".
Assuming weather's still cold, I'm leaning towards playing at the east potomac tennis center w/ball machine.
Any suggestions/advice? Anyone know what the rates are for a Thurs-Fr-Sat-Sun?

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what level are you? if you are round 5.0-5.5 and or above then you and i can def play. look up my profile.

hey mid-atlantic folk,
the job's sending me down to DC for a conference in mid-March, so being the hard-working nut that I am- I'm thinking "tennis first, work later".
Assuming weather's still cold, I'm leaning towards playing at the east potomac tennis center w/ball machine.
Any suggestions/advice? Anyone know what the rates are for a Thurs-Fr-Sat-Sun?

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If you can handle weather in 60-65 degree range Mid March would be fine to hit outside with.

I cant give you any info on clubs or ball machine rentals, but that what you should expect out of the weather.

You may get lucky and catch a couple of those early srping 75 degree days

auz: err... i dunno. i liked serving with the RDis100MP and the TW listed specs are spot on.. so maybe if i get a 3/8 instead of 1/2 it will weigh 11.7oz? dunno.
i wish i didn't want to demo 12-15 sticks, but i just want to try a ton and hopefully one will stick out as the perfect one!
(you might be familiar with this quest?!?!?!???)

although, i might just tinker with the xXxtremes some more, because if i can get 100" headsize and full poly, it should work no matter what the specs as long as i can get my feet in position. a combination of the IG Speed 18x20 and the Pure Storm Tour would be nice. easy swinging but heavy plow feel on impact! wut? i dunno. fark

downs_chris, if it isn't raining this weekend.. i could meet for a hit and i can order 4 of these frames for extended demo session! auz... can you resist???

still can't believe the local tennis shop during vacation doesnt ask for i.d. or credit card.. just a phone number and they give you 2 racquets for 2 days for FREE?!?!?! auzzie would love it there! the stringer was willing to give me his personal racquet to try too... real nice blokes!

Whay dont you add a Solinco pro 8 to the list. And a leaded up Pacific Raptor and aformentioned Kennex frames. And a Volkl PB 9. And a PowerAngle Pro. And a Becker Delta Core Pro. And a Vantage VT321

Heck thats pretty much what I did back in 06. I was like WTF is Tecnifibre. But i tried it anyway and was instantly serving bombs and hitting mega topspin like I did everytother frame it just felt all around better. The pro at the joint wanted me to use Ncode 95. and some toher pro wanted me to use some head frame. But the TF 325 is GOAT of frames for me.

geez, looking at the video i took of my hitting sessions, i really suXx with the yonex rdis but was blasting the ball pretty good with a 4 1/4 Head IG Speed 18x20. uh ohhhhz! time to hit the classifieds! the feel when ripping forehands was awesome but it was missing a little plow and mass on backhands and serves. hrmmm. guess i should demo it more. i think the smaller grip size allowed me to drop the racquet head below the ball more to get more spiiinz! dunno
maybe if zapvor asks nicely i will post a quick video of my awesomeness! can't make any promises though!

Dats, those specs from RSI seem a little too light to me, like they strung it with a really thin 18g string or something. Also, most of the flex ratings look to be a bit stiffer - like it would be if it was unstrung. I would trust TW's ratings/listing more though than that of RSI's if there was some discrepancy. You'll obviously find out more what you like as you demo a bunch of those frames you listed...

auz: err... i dunno. i liked serving with the RDis100MP and the TW listed specs are spot on.. so maybe if i get a 3/8 instead of 1/2 it will weigh 11.7oz? dunno.
i wish i didn't want to demo 12-15 sticks, but i just want to try a ton and hopefully one will stick out as the perfect one!
(you might be familiar with this quest?!?!?!???)

although, i might just tinker with the xXxtremes some more, because if i can get 100" headsize and full poly, it should work no matter what the specs as long as i can get my feet in position. a combination of the IG Speed 18x20 and the Pure Storm Tour would be nice. easy swinging but heavy plow feel on impact! wut? i dunno. fark

downs_chris, if it isn't raining this weekend.. i could meet for a hit and i can order 4 of these frames for extended demo session! auz... can you resist???

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The RDiS MP's were great frames esp. with BBO in them. What combination of the IG Speed and the PST specs are you looking for, maybe we can add to the demo list!

geez, looking at the video i took of my hitting sessions, i really suXx with the yonex rdis but was blasting the ball pretty good with a 4 1/4 Head IG Speed 18x20. uh ohhhhz! time to hit the classifieds! the feel when ripping forehands was awesome but it was missing a little plow and mass on backhands and serves. hrmmm. guess i should demo it more. i think the smaller grip size allowed me to drop the racquet head below the ball more to get more spiiinz! dunno
maybe if zapvor asks nicely i will post a quick video of my awesomeness! can't make any promises though!.

50's are too cold for me to drive way down there. Ill just play disc golf in morning like every other sundee.

When it gets nicer I'm down for a mini meet though. Ill be sure to string up my RD-7 super mids and blast you guys off the court with my new found 4.0 greatness.

Im 1-2 now in 8.0 league. I think so far weve ran into teams like mine that was both 4.0 players. I think this week we get a team with a 4.5 dude and a 3.5 broad. Well see if me blasting everything hard at the 3.5 broad equals victory.

Last match I plucked the broad with an overhead and that didnt equal victory so I'm not getting my hopes up.

Also after I plucked her she said "you know I usually only date and have sexual relations with other broads, but there is something about you that makes me believe you can sway me of my lesbian ways. You are strong powerful guy, but your voice is kinda high pitch and I would probably confuse you with a female over the phone. What do you say afterwards we go somewhere and get it on?"

Where are taliban courts? Its not that place I met you at that one time is it some school where I went in some tree row and took a wizz in some dudes backyard?

I would rather listen to Eazy-E, and I wear merrills when I huck plastic. But if you ever want to give it a shot I got more than enough discs for you to demo.

Actually you should start play disc golf, you could play disc golf and walk the dog at the same time. Im actually thinking about getting a dog so that he can walk with me while i play disc golf while listening to eazy e and walking through the country side in merrills.

50's are too cold for me to drive way down there. Ill just play disc golf in morning like every other sundee.

When it gets nicer I'm down for a mini meet though. Ill be sure to string up my RD-7 super mids and blast you guys off the court with my new found 4.0 greatness.

Im 1-2 now in 8.0 league. I think so far weve ran into teams like mine that was both 4.0 players. I think this week we get a team with a 4.5 dude and a 3.5 broad. Well see if me blasting everything hard at the 3.5 broad equals victory.

Last match I plucked the broad with an overhead and that didnt equal victory so I'm not getting my hopes up.

Also after I plucked her she said "you know I usually only date and have sexual relations with other broads, but there is something about you that makes me believe you can sway me of my lesbian ways. You are strong powerful guy, but your voice is kinda high pitch and I would probably confuse you with a female over the phone. What do you say afterwards we go somewhere and get it on?"

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I tell my 3.5 broad partners that I don't care if they get plucked. They are keeping within arm's length of the net and tapping away volleys while I cover the other 3/4 of the court.

Thats the best part. when I plucked this Dick van "Dy ke" she was like two feet from the baseline and the overhead was probably going long. And no more than 2 points before that my partner who was rather attractive but clearly not one of the 87.34% of scientifically proven lesbian tennis players told me to hit it right at the other team. I think she was joking.

I thought the ball was going over my head so i hit the overhead like JRK hits serves kinda volley ball spike like and when i snapped my writ to get on top it beelined right that Dick van Dy ke who turned in time so it hit her shoulder.

Thats the best part. when I plucked this Dick van "Dy ke" she was like two feet from the baseline and the overhead was probably going long. And no more than 2 points before that my partner who was rather attractive but clearly not one of the 87.34% of scientifically proven lesbian tennis players told me to hit it right at the other team. I think she was joking.

I thought the ball was going over my head so i hit the overhead like JRK hits serves kinda volley ball spike like and when i snapped my writ to get on top it beelined right that Dick van Dy ke who turned in time so it hit her shoulder.

Never heard that song. Or just reading the lyrics it doesnt ring a bell.

How bout this one. Just heard it in the commercial for that new bulletstorm game and now its stuck in my head.

wish I would've met you;
now it's a little late.
What you could've taught me,
I could've saved some face.
They think that your early ending was all wrong;
for the most part they're right,
but look how they all got strung.

That's why I say, "Hey man, nice shot."
"What a good shot, man."
2x

A man, has gun -
Hey man, have fun.
Nice shot!

Now that the smokes gone,
and the air is all clear:
those who were right there
had a new kind of fear.
You'd fight and you were right -
but, they were just too strong.
They'd stick it in your face
and let you smell what they consider wrong.

Never heard that song. Or just reading the lyrics it doesnt ring a bell.

How bout this one. Just heard it in the commercial for that new bulletstorm game and now its stuck in my head.

wish I would've met you;
now it's a little late.
What you could've taught me,
I could've saved some face.
They think that your early ending was all wrong;
for the most part they're right,
but look how they all got strung.

That's why I say, "Hey man, nice shot."
"What a good shot, man."
2x

A man, has gun -
Hey man, have fun.
Nice shot!

Now that the smokes gone,
and the air is all clear:
those who were right there
had a new kind of fear.
You'd fight and you were right -
but, they were just too strong.
They'd stick it in your face
and let you smell what they consider wrong.

You pick up Bulletstorm yet? I'm interested, but I'll prob buy used. I'm not OCD about high scores or replaying the single-player campaign over and over again so I feel I may not get my money's worth. Multi-player looks a little disappointing. I was hopping for co-op play in the campaign but no-go.

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BTW- played last night. Just a bit frustrating. It was the type of night where all my hard first serves were hitting the exact same damn spot on the tape and shots I normally make were spraying everywhere.

going to place a demo order... although some are out of stock so who knows when i will actually try them.

1) Head IG Speed 18x20 - ( i think i should just get this racquet and add lead but might as well playtest for a week)
2) Yonex RDiS200 - might like this if it actually is 11.7oz and not 12oz.
3) Yonex RDiS100mp - already had this frame... was too heavy at 12oz, but maybe a 3/8 grip would be lighter? i served great with it.. but forehands struggled.
4) dunno (AeroPro Storm GT? Pure Storm GT? KBlade? Dunlop Bio200+, RDiS200light? Donnay Xred99?)

still have a little added strength in my legs from my week of training.. but it is already fading. NNNOOOOooooooooooooooooo

yah i dont even know what that means.. but i almost bought 4 of them on that advice!

i'm probably a 22mains type of hitter.. but those are harder to find!

it was fun and i played too much on old rotting knees.
my entire game was a little better than my usual lazy/slow self, enough to maybe not make Oz completely bored, but not enough to worry him either!